OpenStack – sarobhttps://sarob.com
Lead with empathy while focusing on results. I practice meritocracy. Intelligent things found here.Mon, 20 Nov 2017 22:35:56 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.16519227410 Steps for the Boss to Understand Your Upstream Projecthttps://sarob.com/2017/03/project-product-steps/
Sat, 11 Mar 2017 21:12:46 +0000https://sarob.com/?p=829Previous articles on Open Source First have been more strategy than recipe. You need a clear, easy to understand plan for making the case for an upstream project to your manager. To help you with your boss, I have rewritten the How to use Public Projects to Build Products article into a list of ten steps. These […]

]]>829Transforming with an Open Gardenhttps://sarob.com/2017/01/transforming-open-garden/
https://sarob.com/2017/01/transforming-open-garden/#commentsWed, 18 Jan 2017 00:00:33 +0000https://sarob.com/?p=670I was invited to speak at one of the TODO meetings, 17 Jan 2017, at the Yahoo Sunnyvale offices. My talk was centered around Open Source First as a strategy using the Open Garden Development and Project to Product concepts. What is the TODO group The primary purpose of the TODO group is to bring together companies […]

]]>https://sarob.com/2017/01/transforming-open-garden/feed/1670Public Product Management Transforms Private at Walmarthttps://sarob.com/2017/01/public-product-management-transforms-private-at-walmart/
Tue, 17 Jan 2017 00:00:57 +0000https://sarob.com/?p=673For those of you that know me, know that I am more a of engineer than a product guy. Even so, I was hired on to transform the Walmart Platform Products using my engineering and open source experience as the Walmart Platform Product Director. It’s been very interesting so far. Not without some bumps and […]

]]>673What does it take to run a business cloud?https://sarob.com/2016/12/what-does-it-take-to-run-a-business-cloud/
https://sarob.com/2016/12/what-does-it-take-to-run-a-business-cloud/#commentsFri, 02 Dec 2016 20:21:57 +0000https://sarob.com/2016/12/what-does-it-take-to-run-a-business-cloud/There are consistent truths that cannot be ignored. Speed of light is one. There are others below. Cloud means distributed systems connected by networks. A vast majority of cloud implementations are really rebranded platform services with their infrastructure in a fluffy icon. So I’m going to replace cloud with platform for the rest of this […]

]]>https://sarob.com/2016/12/what-does-it-take-to-run-a-business-cloud/feed/2659OpenStack Seattle 2016 Keynotehttps://sarob.com/2016/09/openstack-seattle-2016-keynote/
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 23:00:58 +0000https://sarob.com/?p=666I was fortunate enough to be asked to give the opening keynote to the OpenStack Seattle Days 2016 conference. These types of events are mini-conferences put on in partnership with the local OpenStack user group. The user group gets tickets at a discount that is subsidized by the vendor sponsorships. We generally follow the user […]

]]>666OpenStack Silicon Valley 2016 keynotehttps://sarob.com/2016/08/openstack-silicon-valley-2016-keynote/
Tue, 09 Aug 2016 23:00:28 +0000https://sarob.com/?p=668I was asked to give the one of the keynote addresses to the OpenStack Silicon Valley 2016 conference put on by Mirantis. These types of events are mini-conferences put on in partnership with the local OpenStack user group. The user group gets tickets at a discount that is subsidized by the vendor sponsorships. We generally […]

]]>668Take Your Open Source Project to the Foundation Levelhttps://sarob.com/2016/07/take-your-open-source-project-to-the-foundation-level/
Tue, 12 Jul 2016 23:00:39 +0000https://sarob.com/?p=681I have put together below a high level “go to market” plan for an open source project becoming an standalone organization. It roughly covers similar ground to what OpenStack went through, so if you are familiar with OpenStack history, this plan will sound almost identical. The difference is I have mixed in some of what […]

]]>681Do you know where your OpenStack vote is?https://sarob.com/2016/01/do-you-know-where-your-openstack-vote-is/
Thu, 14 Jan 2016 20:51:12 +0000https://sarob.com/2016/01/do-you-know-where-your-openstack-vote-is/Every January the OpenStack Foundation community votes on Individual Board Directors. This role is critical part of keeping OpenStack, well OpenStack. Two thirds of the OpenStack Board of Directors are paid seats by companies. Individual directors are roles held by people. When I left Yahoo and VMware, the board seats I held, were retained by […]

]]>655It is a Reason to be Happy (Happy New Year!)https://sarob.com/2016/01/happy-new-year-to-you-and-yours/
Mon, 11 Jan 2016 07:00:31 +0000https://sarob.com/2016/01/happy-new-year-to-you-and-yours/May your year be full of meritocracy and good will. While your work progresses, I wish you to have the freedom to express your creations without incompatible licensing. Be fortunate enough to find partnerships with friendly competitive companies that see the value to customers through collaboration. Have the type of organization that understands to critical […]

]]>643OpenStack Individual Directors Election 2016https://sarob.com/2016/01/openstack-board-of-directors-election-2016/
Tue, 05 Jan 2016 02:00:52 +0000https://sarob.com/2015/12/openstack-board-of-directors-election-2016/OpenStack is maturing. It’s 5+ years old now. We have cycled through new key project leaders a few times now and created new leaders along the way. The Technical Committee has a history of creating releases on time while expanding the number of projects. We have new sponsors and expanded working groups. We have accomplished […]